hojas secas
/oxas sekas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dry leaves" is translated into Spanish as hojas secas.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because hojas is a feminine noun, the adjective must also be feminine to agree in gender and number, resulting in hojas secas. To express the singular "dry leaf", both the noun and the adjective must be singular: hoja seca.
Did you know?
- Spanish has a specific word, hojarasca, to describe the collective mass of hojas secas covering the ground, which English lacks a single equivalent for.
- The term hoja is shared with the Spanish word for 'blade' as in hoja de cuchillo, because both share a similar flat and thin physical profile.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you describe a person as being seco, you are not saying they are thirsty, but rather that they are 'stingy' or 'unfriendly'.
Examples in context
- Es otoño. La calle está cubierta de hojas secas.It's fall. The street is covered with dry leaves.This sentence is useful for describing a street covered in hojas secas.Tatoeba #1101947 by hayastan, translation #9795575 by DJ_Saidez
- En invierno, las hojas secas vuelan por el aire.In winter, the dry leaves fly around in the air.This sentence describes how hojas secas fly in the air during winter.Tatoeba #1711236 by marcelostockle, translation #1446029 by human600
- Recoge las hojas secas del manzano y limpia el jardín.Pick up the dry leaves from the apple tree, and clean the yard.This sentence is used when instructing someone to pick up hojas secas from a tree and clean a yard.Tatoeba #10087531 by DJ_Saidez, translation #10087527 by espamatics
- El jardín está cubierto de hojas secasThe garden is covered in dry leaves
- Vamos a saltar en la hojarascaLet's jump into the pile of dry leaves
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are cleaning up the backyard.
- DanielDebemos recoger todas las hojas secas.We must collect all the dry leaves.
- LucíaSí, el patio está lleno de hojas secas.Yes, the patio is full of dry leaves.
- DanielUsa la escoba para mover las hojas secas.Use the broom to move the dry leaves.
- LucíaEntendido, yo me encargo de las hojas secas.Understood, I will take care of the dry leaves.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
